¿Son los medicamentos psiquiátricos para niños recetados en exceso?
Families/Kids Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Es probable que los medicamentos psiquiátricos (por ejemplo, antidepresivos, antipsicóticos y estimulantes para trastornos como el Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad) se prescriban de forma insuficiente en algunas situaciones y de forma excesiva en otras. Los medicamentos psiquiátricos funcionan mejor cuando se utilizan en combinación con otros tratamientos, como las psicoterapias basadas en Read more…
June 1, 2023
Are screening tests and diagnostic tests the same thing?
Data Literacy Reproductive Health Uncertainty and Misinformation
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
The Short Answer: Nope! 🙅🏾♀️ The goal of a screening test is to determine the likelihood of disease in a person who currently shows no signs or symptoms, while a diagnostic test detects whether (and what type of) disease might be present in someone with symptoms. While some screening tests can be self-administered at home Read more…
Es probable que los medicamentos psiquiátricos (por ejemplo, antidepresivos, antipsicóticos y estimulantes para trastornos como el Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad) se prescriban de forma insuficiente en algunas situaciones y de forma excesiva en otras. Los medicamentos psiquiátricos funcionan mejor cuando se utilizan en combinación con otros tratamientos, como las psicoterapias basadas en Read more…
Are screening tests and diagnostic tests the same thing?
Data Literacy Reproductive Health Uncertainty and Misinformation
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
The Short Answer: Nope! 🙅🏾♀️ The goal of a screening test is to determine the likelihood of disease in a person who currently shows no signs or symptoms, while a diagnostic test detects whether (and what type of) disease might be present in someone with symptoms. While some screening tests can be self-administered at home Read more…
The Short Answer: Nope! 🙅🏾♀️ The goal of a screening test is to determine the likelihood of disease in a person who currently shows no signs or symptoms, while a diagnostic test detects whether (and what type of) disease might be present in someone with symptoms. While some screening tests can be self-administered at home Read more…
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